Anti-Virus/Anti-Malware
ESET Smart Security & NOD32
Currently one of the best security software suites available. It’s competitively priced, does a fantastic job of catching/stopping malicious software and protecting your computer. One of the things I like best about it, is that when the software is running, it taxes your system so little, you can actually work.
MalwareBytes is quickly proving to be a leader in the industry for finding an removing malware.
Office Productivity
OpenOffice.org
A common complaint I hear is that Microsoft Office is expensive. OpenOffice.org is one of the best alternatives to MS Office that’s available. It’s fully compatible with MS Office, meaning you can open, edit, save files originally written in MS Office.
The only negative thing about it is there is no email/contact management product like MS Outlook, but MS Outlook alone isn’t terribly expensive.
Cost: $0.00 Yep. It’s free.
